Wine List Reviews

YAVA is a craft beer joint that remembered wine drinkers exist, and it did a decent job of it. Not a wine destination, but if you're in Cumming and eating live-fire, you won't go thirsty or broke.

Sullivan's Bar is a reliable, if uninspired, wine program that does exactly what a national steakhouse chain needs it to do — and nothing more. Come on a Sunday, grab 50% off a bottle of Silver Oak, order the ribeye, and don't ask too many questions.

Humpy's is a genuinely great Alaskan alehouse with 40+ beers on tap and live music — the wine list is just not the reason you're here, and it doesn't pretend to be. Order a local craft beer, eat the halibut tacos, and save the wine night for somewhere else.

Fireside Grill is a perfectly fine place to drink wine if your only criterion is 'wine, please' — but the list is built for resort convenience, not value or discovery. Order what you know, don't overthink it, and save the serious bottle for somewhere else.

Seven Glaciers earns its keep on atmosphere alone, but the wine list is playing it safe when the setting is begging for something more adventurous. Come for the tram ride and the king crab, order the Riesling, and enjoy the view — just don't expect the list to match the drama outside the window.

Campobello is a reliable neighborhood bistro with a wine list that matches its ambitions — no fireworks, no embarrassments, fair prices for Anchorage. Send a friend here for a good dinner; just don't send them expecting to discover something new in the glass.

Kinley's is the most serious wine program in Anchorage by a meaningful margin, and that deserves credit even when the markups occasionally test your goodwill. If you're eating here, drink the wine — just let someone point you toward the Left Coast bottle and away from the Clicquot reflex.

Haute Quarter Grill isn't going to win any awards for wine ambition, but in downtown Anchorage it's a dependable spot where the list fits the food and the pricing — while steep — won't make you feel robbed. Send a friend here for a solid steak night; just go in with the right expectations.

Orso is the most reliable wine experience in downtown Anchorage — damned by faint praise, maybe, but genuinely true. The markups sting and the list won't shock anyone, but the regional logic is solid and the by-the-glass options give you real choices. Send your friends here for wine, just steer them away from the Meiomi.

Zuni Café's wine list is a small, sharply focused document with a clear point of view — if grower Champagne and thoughtful California whites are your thing, this list will make you very happy. Markups keep it from being a steal, but the curation earns its keep.

The Twisted Oar is a genuinely fun lakefront spot, but the wine list is pure afterthought — nine bottles, five from the same budget Chilean producer, and nothing that reflects the effort the kitchen clearly puts into the food. Order the Wither Hills, enjoy the view, and don't expect more than that.

Kona Grill Alpharetta delivers a perfectly functional wine list for its audience — crowd-pleasing brands, decent by-the-glass depth, and nothing that will confuse or disappoint a table of casual drinkers. It's not a destination for wine, but it's also not a disaster, and that's more than you can say for plenty of places in this category.

Range is a confident, well-kept steakhouse list that won't surprise you but absolutely won't let you down — especially if California Cabs are your language. Just come in with your eyes open on pricing, and let Dan steer you toward the Jordan.

Coelette is punching above its weight class for a mountain resort town, with a focused list that shows real taste. The markups are what they are in Jackson Hole, but if you order smart — and you now know how — there's genuinely good drinking to be done here.

The Silver Dollar Grill is not a wine destination, but it's a perfectly functional place to drink a bottle of something familiar while you celebrate being in one of the most beautiful places in America. Send a friend here for the elk and the atmosphere — just don't send them expecting to be surprised by the wine list.

The Silver Dollar Grill is a reliable pour in a legendary room — you're here for the atmosphere and the beef, and the wine list is competent enough to keep up. Don't expect fireworks, but at these markups, you won't feel taken advantage of either.

Sammie's is a genuinely fun room with a wine list that's earned its Wine Spectator hardware — the Italian depth is real, the sommelier knows her stuff, and Monday half-price bottles might be the best deal in Austin. Just go in knowing the markups lean steep, and let Jenny point you toward the plays that aren't on the tourist track.

Wild Sage is the best wine program you're likely to find within a reasonable drive of a Jackson Hole ski lift, and the sommelier presence actually means something here. The markup reality of resort dining keeps it out of Rager territory, but if you're staying nearby and care about what's in your glass, this is where you eat.

Miazga's wine list is the dining equivalent of a reliable pickup truck — nothing glamorous, but it shows up and does the job. In a town full of overpriced everything, the fair markings and honest pour prices earn it a pass. Come for the pierogi, drink without drama.

North Grille is a perfectly pleasant place to eat a steak and watch the sun drop behind the Tetons, but the wine program is an afterthought dressed up with a markup. Order the Ramey, enjoy the view, and don't expect anything more.

Teton Pines is a reliable, if unambitious, wine program — the kind of list that keeps club members comfortable and never embarrasses the kitchen. If you're eating here, order the Jordan, enjoy the mountain views, and don't expect the wine list to be the reason you came.

The White Buffalo Club is a confident, capable steakhouse wine program that plays it safe with Napa's greatest hits and charges accordingly — no surprises, no regrets, just expensive and reliable. Send a friend here if they want a great bottle with a great steak and aren't counting the markup.

Holbrook House earned its Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, and the list backs it up with real California and French depth in a room that knows what it is. The markups lean steep and there's no dedicated sommelier to guide you through it, but if you know what you're looking for — or you're using this guide — you'll drink very well here.

Wandering Vine is the kind of place that earns the Wild Card badge by existing at all — a sommelier-staffed wine program inside a historic Kansas castle, doing California and France with genuine care and fair prices. Send your friends here for a date night, order the Stag's Leap, and let the castle do the rest.

Gamefish gets the Lazy List badge and earns it: the wine program is overpriced, under-curated, and totally indifferent to the remarkable setting it's been handed. Stick to the wild game, enjoy the mountain views, and seriously consider ordering a local craft beer instead.

Wild Sage is doing the right things — proper glassware, knowledgeable staff, a real wine program — but you're paying a Jackson Hole premium on a list that plays it safe. Come for the lodge experience; just don't expect your wine director to challenge you.

Roadhouse is a legitimately fun brewpub — come for the craft beer, the bison burger, and the ski-town energy. The wine list is purely functional, marked up steeply on recognizable names, and not worth overthinking. If your group is wine-first, you're in the wrong spot.

Ellie's is a respectable hotel wine list that earns its Wine Spectator nod without ever threatening to surprise you — California crowd-pleasers at steep markups in a beautiful room. If you're celebrating or just want a reliable bottle with a great burger, it does the job; just don't expect the list to take you anywhere you haven't already been.

Ocean Zen has held a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence since 2019, and the list earns it by being consistently fair and food-friendly, even if it never surprises you. Come on a Wednesday, order the J. Lohr, and enjoy the sea bass — you'll leave happy.

The White Buffalo Club has the bones of a genuinely great wine program — deep cellar, proper staff, serious glassware — but the pricing and the trophy-wine lineup mean you're partly paying for the atmosphere and the brand names rather than discovery. Come for the steak, drink the Montelena, and skip the bottles you can find at your local wine shop.